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If 70 percent of a country's population is of working age but only 60 percent of that group participates in the labor market, what percentage of the total population is both working age and participating?

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Correct answer: 42 percent

The governing concept is a conditional percentage: the 60 percent participation rate applies to the working-age group, not to the entire population. To find the share of the total population that is both working age and participating, multiply the two proportions: 70 percent × 60 percent = 0.70 × 0.60 = 0.42, or 42 percent. Option B is correct. The value 70 percent describes the size of the working-age group, while 60 percent describes participation within that group; neither figure alone answers the question. Option A is not obtained from the given rates, and option C incorrectly treats the conditional rate as a total-population share.

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Labour Force ParticipationWorking Age PopulationPercentage CalculationEconomic ActivityAge StructurePopulation CompositionGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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